Deadline reports that “Hardhome” and “Battle of the Bastards” director Sapochnik has partnered with Colony co-creator Ryan Condal and Handmaid’s Tale producer Warren Littlefield for a new take on the original Conan books from author Robert E. Howard. The new version is described as such: “Driven out of his tribal homelands, Conan wanders the mysterious and treacherous world of civilization where he searches for purpose in a place that rejects him as a mindless savage.” Condal will write and executive produce, while Sapochnik directs.

The original Conan the Cimmerian was created in 1932 for a fantasy series published in Weird Tales magazine. Most famously, Conan the Barbarian was adapted as a 1982 Arnold Schwarzenegger film (followed by a 1984 sequel), and more recently with a 2011 reboot starring Aquaman himself, Jason Momoa. The character has also produced two animated TV series and a short-lived live-action series in 1997.